Tampa Bay Times Masterworks
Handel’s Messiah
David Lockington, guest conductor
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano
Lauren Segal, mezzo-soprano
Colin Balzer, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay
James Bass, music and artistic director
Handel: Messiah
David Lockington conducts the orchestra and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay in Handel’s Messiah, the composer’s glorious oratorio with its showcase “Hallelujah” chorus.
Arrive early to hear musical guests share inside stories about the music and the composers for all Masterworks concerts. Pre-concert conversations begin one hour before curtain time in the concert hall.
Fri, Dec 4, 8 pm, Straz Center
Sat, Dec 5, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Dec 6, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tickets: $15, $30, $45
Radio Sponsor: WFLA
Raymond James Pops
Holiday Pops
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Mela Dailey, vocalist
The ultimate family tradition with Sleigh Ride, sing-along carols and a jolly rendition of Twas the Night Before Christmas, with a matinee that won’t spoil anyone’s bedtime. It’s what childhood memories are made of. Conductor Bob Bernhardt will be your merry host.
Fri, Dec 11, 8 pm, Straz Center
Sat, Dec 12, 2 pm & 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater – Matinee Added!
Sun, Dec 13, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tickets: $15, $30, $45
Sponsors: McNichols Company, The Mahaffey Company
Radio sponsor: WDUV
Coffee Concert
An Old World Christmas
Stuart Malina, conductor & harpsichord
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Handel: “Pifa” from Messiah
Corelli: “Christmas Concerto”
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 1
Selections of best-loved music are served up with complimentary coffee and doughnuts and lively insights by Principal Guest Conductor Stuart Malina. Join us for the pre-concert conversations at 10 am.
Wed, Dec 16, 11 am, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Thu, Dec 17, 11 am, Mahaffey Theater
Tickets: $24, $29, $34, $42
Sponsor: Holland America
Tampa Bay Times Masterworks
New Year’s Waltz
Michael Francis, conductor
Maximilian Hornung, cello
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
J. Strauss, Jr.: Wiener Blut
H.K. Gruber: Charivari
R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Welcome the New Year as Michael Francis leads the orchestra in a Viennese and waltz-themed program with Ravel’s vivacious Valses nobles et sentimentales, Johann Strauss, Jr’s lyrical Wiener Blut(Vienna Blood), Richard Strauss’ luscious Suite from Der Rosenkavalierand the TFO premiere of H.K. Gruber’s outrageous Charivariwith its raucous and humorous treatment of both the polka and waltz. The concert also features cellist Maximillian Hornung in his TFO debut performing Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, which also includes a waltz among its eight variations in this tour de force for solo cello and orchestra.
Arrive early to hear musical guests share inside stories about the music and the composers for all Masterworks concerts. Pre-concert conversations begin one hour before curtain time in the concert hall.
Fri, Jan 8, 8 pm, Straz Center
Sat, Jan 9, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Jan 10, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tickets: $15, $30, $45
Radio Sponsor: WFLA
